Lardizabalaceae FAMILY

Decaisnea fargesii

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Decaisnea fargesii is an erect, deciduous shrub that can grow up to 4 metres tall The plant is harvested fom the wild for local use as a food. It is grown as an ornamental n gardens, valued especially for the strikingly attractive blue fruits.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - central to southern China (Anhui, Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Nepal

HabitatMixed forests, scrub on mountain slopes, wet areas in ravines; at elevations from 900 - 3,600 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].